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  “The outcome of the November midterms will determine more than just what the next two years will hold for Trump; they could also decide the fate of the data-center boom across the U.S.” My new book HYPERSCALE is out, and now I’m in The Atlantic discussing how the data center rebellion has grown in the US and beyond. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/year-world-turned-data-centers/689081/ #tech #datacenters #politics #midterms #ai #artificialintelligence

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  The tech industry’s data center boom has generated an unprecedented backlash — and is threatening any prospect of climate progress in the process. This week @ingrid takes over the show to interview me about my new book HYPERSCALE. Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/351_too_much_computer_ingrid_burrington_discusses_hyperscale_with_paris_marx #tech #books #reading #datacenters #newbooks #artificialintelligence #climate #generativeai

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  “When the bill comes, and the benefits are compared against the costs, will the industry cheerleading and policy flexibility look like the right move? It is getting harder and harder to see how it will have been.” I wrote about how the generative AI will not pay off — for companies or governments. https://www.thetimes.com/business/technology/article/generative-ai-not-delivering-promises-pxtgphkcb #tech #generativeai #artificialintelligence #politics #ukpol

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  “Around the world, data center companies claim they will be respectful and considerate neighbors, but too often they hide the extent of the damage that follows from the scale of their demands on local resources.” Data center water use is a real problem. Check out this excerpt from HYPERSCALE in @restofworld! https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-datacenters-water-resistance-global/ #tech #datacenters #climate #artificialintelligence #books #reading

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  My new book HYPERSCALE is finally out this week! Yesterday I went on MS NOW’s The Beat with Ari Melber to talk about data centers, AI, and the threats that come of how tech billionaires have shaped the technology to benefit themselves at everyone else’s expense. Get your copy today: https://hyperscalebook.com #tech #artificialintelligence #generativeai #datacenters #books #elonmusk #reading

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  Great book launch party in New York on Tuesday. Big thanks to everyone who came out, and @ingrid for putting it all together. She even got me a data center cake! Get your copy of HYPERSCALE today. More info at https://hyperscalebook.com #tech #datacenters #books #reading #artificialintelligence

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  🇨🇦 The Canadian events for HYPERSCALE kick off tonight! I’ll be hitting parts of Central and Western Canada with this set of events, but expect more for Atlantic Canada to be announced later. Find links to RSVP to each date on my website: https://parismarx.com/speaking/ #tech #datacenters #canada #cdnpoli #books #reading

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  “Data centers are unavoidable in Northern Virginia. When I sat on a bench next to a neighborhood lake, a hyperscale data center owned by Microsoft stared back at me from the opposite bank. … I could even feel their influence in the street names: Cloud Plaza, Performance Circle, and, worst of all, Growth Mindset Lane. We can thank Microsoft for that one.” Read a new excerpt from HYPERSCALE in @thenation: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/inside-a-data-center-hyperscale/

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  “We should be asking, how much computation do we really need? How many resources are actually justifiable to put into this project? What are we actually getting out of it?” Read my interview with @mollytaft in WIRED about some of my big takeaways from HYPERSCALE! https://www.wired.com/story/what-the-us-anti-data-center-movement-can-learn-from-everywhere-else/ #tech #datacenters #artificialintelligence #reading #books

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  “Paris Marx has produced a passionate, well-argued case for action against the unregulated expansion that Big Tech is already imposing on us.” The Daily Mail approves of my new book HYPERSCALE and my argument about the need to rein in the major tech companies. https://www.dailymail.com/home/books/article-16233883/Book-review-AI-Data.html #tech #datacenters #datacentres #ukpol #books #reading #artificialintelligence

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  Fantastic launch for HYPERSCALE in London last night! Big thanks to Foxglove, Martha Dark, James Meadway, Sarah Jaffe, and everyone who came out for it. Grab your copy of the book: hyperscalebook.com

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  We’re overbuilding data centres to serve the ambitions of delusion AI CEOs, and that brings real consequences for communities. I went on The Tech Report to discuss my new book HYPERSCALE and why we can’t let the tech industry chart our collective future. Watch the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzTR8xrCVkU Grab a copy of the book: https://hyperscalebook.com #tech #datacenters #datacentres #ai #artificialintelligence #reading #books

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  “Mainstream corporate America is pulling back and starting to view token spending not as a source of growth but as a cost center that weighs on margins.” Beyond the tech giants, other companies in the S&P500 haven’t seen a boost in profit margins or revenue per worker from generative AI. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-25/ai-provides-zero-payoff-to-s-p-493-outside-tech-apollo-economist-says #tech #ai #artificialintelligence #economy #generativeai

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  “These science‑fictional ideas are directly relevant to the question of data centers because more computation is necessary to achieve those dreams.” In a new excerpt from HYPERSCALE, I describe how tech billionaires’ longtermist dreams directly influence the need for massive data centers. https://politicalresearch.org/2026/10/22/longtermism-how-tech-billionaires-justify-their-destructive-ambitions #tech #ai #artificialintelligence #datacenters #elonmusk #samaltman

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  Want to make sense of the AI doom loop? The Guardian says you should should check out my forthcoming book HYPERSCALE. “This is a deep investigation into the physical impact of AI data centers around the world.” Preorder now: https://hyperscalebook.com Check out the full list: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/17/ai-doom-books-reading-list #tech #ai #artificialintelligence #datacenters #reading #books #newbook

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  An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers. https://disconnect.blog/the-media-has-the-ai-threat-all-wrong/ #tech #openai #samaltman #generativeai #artificialintelligence #cdnpoli #cdntech #canada

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  John Ternus kicked off his tenure as Apple CEO by announcing the long-awaited folding iPhone. But behind the scenes, it looks like products and services are going to get more expensive to please shareholders and he’s ready to sacrifice privacy on the altar of AI. https://disconnect.blog/red-flags-at-the-start-of-apples-john-ternus-era/ #tech #ai #apple #privacy #iphone #iphoneduo #generativeai #surveillance

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  Generative AI didn’t emerge out of nowhere. We can’t forget its effects and supposed threats can be traced back to the people who developed it. On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Cecilia Rikap about her new book THE RULERS and how tech companies wield their power over society. Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/339_how_cloud_giants_wield_their_power_against_us_all_w_cecilia_rikap #tech #ai #artifiticialintelligence #generativeai #openai #politics #anthropic

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  The United States is taking aim at Canada once again, with a crushing new set of tariffs. Ultimately, government will need to solve this. But in the same way Canadians are avoiding US alcohol, produce, and other goods, they should get off US tech products too. Luckily, I have a guide for that. https://disconnect.blog/getting-off-us-tech-a-guide/ #tech #cdnpoli #cdntech #politics #digitalsovereignty #tariffs

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  Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke thinks your right to vote should be linked to how much income tax you pay. On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Rachel Gilmore to dig into how Shopify’s leaders are pushing right-wing politics in Canada — and why people should think twice about using the company’s services. Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/340_shopifys_leaders_are_pushing_right_wing_politics_in_canada_w_rachel_gilmore #tech #shopify #canada #cdnpoli #politics

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  “Timely and persuasive, this revelatory account is difficult to ignore.” My new book HYPERSCALE received a fantastic review from Publisher’s Weekly. Less than three months until it hits bookstore shelves! Get more info and preorder your copy: https://hyperscalebook.com #newbook #tech #techbook #datacenters #artificialintelligence #generativeai #bookreview

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  Bernie Sanders wants the US government take ownership in AI companies. But is that really a good move? On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Thomas Dekeyser to discuss the long history of tech refusal and why we need to recognize this tech is not neutral. Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/337_tech_refusal_has_a_very_long_history_w_thomas_dekeyser #tech #luddites #berniesanders #generativeai #artificialintelligence #openai #anthropic

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  After The Economist’s interview with Elon Musk, will major media finally reassess how they cover the fascist billionaire? As its editor-in-chief did the rounds saying she was “not a Musk hater,” he was on X calling her a traitor to the West and suggesting she be murdered. Please, have some dignity. https://disconnect.blog/elon-musks-tired-schtick/ #tech #elonmusk #artificialintelligence #politics #media #journalism

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  “While oilsands carbon pollution more than doubled from 2007 to 2024 to 92 million tonnes, the ability of facilities in Canada to capture carbon from industrial sources hasn’t yet grown beyond a few million tonnes of emissions per year.” https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbon-capture-history/ #cdnpoli #climate #emissions

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  Communities across Canada are getting frustrated with data centres — and for good reason! I was on CBC’s Front Burner this morning to speak with Jayme Poisson about Canada’s hyperscale data centre boom and why Canadians are right to be concerned about it. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/canada-data-centre-boom-backlash-9.7281366 #tech #ai #datacenters #canada #cdnpoli #cdntech #generativeai #politics

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  Libraries are still essential in the digital age. Some librarians are even helping patrons ditch AI and get off Big Tech. On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Hannah Cyrus and Alison Macrina to discuss how libraries address people’s concerns about tech. Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/338_librarians_are_helping_the_public_ditch_ai_w_hannah_cyrus__alison_macrina #tech #libraries #generativeai #library #education #politics

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  Before the Luddites and the arrival of capitalism, it wasn’t just workers pushing back against technology; governments did too. On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Thomas Dekeyser to discuss how refusal of technology has a very long history. Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/337_tech_refusal_has_a_very_long_history_w_thomas_dekeyser #tech #luddites #capitalism #politics #protest #ai

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  The crypto industry wants favorable policy, and it certain helps with the Trump family is making big bucks from it. On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io to discuss how the AI industry is trying to replicate how crypto bought political influence. Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/336_the_ai_industry_is_spending_big_on_the_us_midterms_w_molly_white #tech #politics #donaldtrump #artificialintelligence #ai #crypto

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  Bernie and AOC are pushing a much-needed federal moratorium on hyperscale data centers. But their AI policies couldn’t be more different. Bernie’s AI policy responds to exaggerated industry narratives, while AOC is taking on the harms we’re seeing from their products. We need policy based on reality, not on hype. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/bernie-sanders-aoc-ai-regulation/ #tech #ai #artificialintelligence #generativeai #datacenters #berniesanders #aoc #politics

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  I'm thrilled to share that my new book #HYPERSCALE is hitting bookstores on October 20. You can preorder it now! It's an account of how the data center boom is pushing our planet past its breaking point, and of the incredible efforts of people and movements pushing back against the profit-driven interests of Big Tech. Get your copy and learn more: https://hyperscalebook.com/ #techindustry #techbook #newbook #reading #datacenter #datacenters #generativeai #politics #artificialintellige...